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Species in the genus Cypselurus: [ 40 ] records

albitaenia, Cypselurus naresii Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2024:66, Figs. 21B, 22D-F, 27, 28 [Zootaxa 5473 (no. 1); ref. 41246] R/V Pantikapei, western Indian Ocean, 9°19'S, 73°12'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24609. Paratypes: IOM 04175 (1), 04221 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western and Central Indian Ocean: East Africa to Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Oman and probably south to Madagascar [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

angusticeps, Cypselurus Nichols [J. T.] & Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1935:2, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 821; ref. 13296] Negonego Island, Tuamotu Archipelago [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Holotype: AMNH 12984. Paratypes: AMNH 13295 (3). •Valid as Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Abe 1994:1278 [ref. 23438], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1099 [ref. 22829], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:138 [ref. 24545], Parin 1999:2173 [ref. 24786], Nakabo 2000:560 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:560 [ref. 26001], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Love et al. 2021:93 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:20 [ref. 41326], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:347 [ref. 39717], Page et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:481 [ref. 41622], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:81 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands (French Polynesia); eastern Pacific: separate population [subspecies folletti] at Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

antarei, Cypselurus Beebe [W.] & Hollister [G.] 1933:83, Fig. 15 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 12 (no. 9); ref. 16100] About 200 miles north of Sombrero, British West Indies, 21°50'N, 63°23'W (flew aboard). Holotype (unique): USNM 170921 [ex NYZS]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648], Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:98 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

appendiculatus, Exocoetus Wood [W. W.] 1825:283, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Locality unknown [southern coast U.S.A.]. No types known. •Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Parin 1960:220 [ref. 13299], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:97 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

apus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:107 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Seas of China near Macao. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0834. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:183 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:10 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:38 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Macao, China to Eastern Philippines, Moluccas, northern New Guinea to Melanesia [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

arabicus, Cypselurus poecilopterus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:6, Figs. 1A-B [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 31, Station 4722, 16°10'N, 60°45'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24449. Paratypes: IOM 04062 (1), 04063 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

bosha, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2019:52, Figs. 23, 24, 26A-E, 27 [Zootaxa 4589 (no. 1); ref. 36674] Bolinao fish market. Holotype: IORAS 03435. Paratypes: CAS, IORAS, URM, ZMUC. •Valid as Cypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus bosha Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

brachysoma, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:111 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Java, Indonesia; Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; Labuka, Batjan; Ambon. Syntypes (3) and/or Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1866.5.2.33 and 34 (1, 1), ?RMNH 6972 (2). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis apus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:38 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

bruuni, Cypselurus Kotthaus [A.] 1969:15, Fig. 167 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 4; ref. 20666] Off Goa, India, 14°45'N, 77°54'E. Holotype: ZMH 4983 [ex IOES 78a]. Paratypes: (2) ZMH 4984 [ex IOES 78b] (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:415 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581] as brauni). •A member of the subgenus Poecilocypselurus -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:68 [ref. 36674]). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis oligolepis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:16 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

callopterus, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:292 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Pacific coast of Panama. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.9.23.15. •Valid as Cypselurus callopterus (Günther 1866) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:88 [ref. 22193], Parin in Fischer et al. 1995:1100 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:138 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:254 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:176 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:65 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:560 [ref. 31020], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Shakhovskoy 2018:57 [ref. 36429], Love et al. 2021:94 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:20 [ref. 41326], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:10 [ref. 39123], Page et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:481 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:79 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus callopterus (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

caudimaculatus, Cypselurus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:328, Fig. 82 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Tutu Bay, Jolo Island vicinity, Philippines, Albatross station D.5561. Holotype: USNM 93070. Paratypes: USNM 93071 (7). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Collette et al. 1992:6 [ref. 19410], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:33 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

clariangulatus, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:47, Figs. 20-22 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 50, Station 6490, 8°18'N, 120°25'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24452. Paratypes: CAS 81884 (1), IOM 04002 (1). •Valid as Cypselurus clariangulatus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus clariangulatus Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulu, Celebes and Camotes Seas, Davao Gulf and Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

comatus, Exocoetus Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:448, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Cheilopogon comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:943 [ref. 23897], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:103 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:318 [ref. 23827], Monteiro et al. 1998:399 [ref. 23732], Parin 2003:1126 [ref. 27018], Nelson et al. 2004:100 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:101 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2019:186 [ref. 37342], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Robertson et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39353], Carvalho-Filho 2023:89 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40505], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:97 [ref. 41246], Fricke et al. 2024:481 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York, Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Espírito Santo (northeastern Brazil), including ?southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

crassus, Cypselurus poecilopterus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:8, Fig. 1C [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 46, Station 6165, 37°28'N, 146°36'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24450. Paratypes: IOM 04001 (3). •Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Kai & Gosho 2025:34 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan and Japan [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

crockeri, Cypselurus Seale [A.] 1935:350, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Near Rennell Island between Kungava Bay and Tuhangango, Solomon Islands. Holotype: CAS 5506 (missing). •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:45 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, Melanesia [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

folletti, Cypselurus angusticeps Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2024:95, Figs. 43-44 [Zootaxa 5473 (no. 1); ref. 41246] Braithwaite Bay, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, eastern Pacific. Holotype: IOM 04440. Paratypes: IOM 04439 (1), LACM 38506-1 (2). •Synonym of Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935, but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder 1935. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Isla Guadalupe south to Todos Santos, Mexico [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

georgii, Cypselurus oligolepis Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:32, Figs. 10-13 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Ob Cruise 2, road of Suez, Red Sea, depth 12 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-24451. Paratype: IOM 03988 (2), 03990 (3). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Red Sea from Suez to Bab-al-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

hexazona, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1853:206 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16909] Muntok, Bangka, ca. 2°S, 106°E, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Possible holotype: RMNH 6973. •Dubious species -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:67 [ref. 36674]). •Valid as Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin 1996:301 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Paxton et al. 2006:728 [ref. 29073], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Parin & Bogorodsiy 2011:658 [ref. 31581] once as hexagona, Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Golani & Fricke 2018:41 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36673], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:348 [ref. 39717]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Micronesia, north to southern Japan, south to southeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

hiraii, Cypselurus opisthopus Abe [T.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1953:962, Pl. 191 (figs. 523-524) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 49; ref. 12631] Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 47765. Paratypes: (227) ZUMT (21 + 25). •Valid as Cypselurus hiraii Abe 1953 -- (Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:559 [ref. 25086], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:559 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:221, 547 [ref. 26218], Kharin & Saveliev 2011:555 [ref. 32456], Parin et al. 2014:194 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:79 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:40 [ref. 37637], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:6 [ref. 41246], Kai & Gosho 2025:34 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus hiraii Abe 1953. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China and Taiwan north to Korea, Russia and Japan. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

izumii, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:45, Fig. 19 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Shoyo Maru Station 16, 20°01'S, 115°00'E. Holotype: IOM 03995. Paratypes: IOM. •Valid as Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus izumii Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southwest Australia. Habitat: marine.

multimaculatus, Cypselurus Kotthaus [A.] 1969 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 4; ref. 20666] Not available, appeared as name only under Cypselurus katoptron; apparently applies to account of "Cypseulurs ?atrisignis" on p. 13, but connection not precise. Nomen Nudum. Exocoetidae.

naresii, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1889:36, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 31 (pt 78); ref. 2017] Between Fiji and Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.7.20.9. •Valid as Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Winterbottom et al. 1989:15 [ref. 13251], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Fricke 1999:121 [ref. 24106], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Nakabo 2000:560 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:560 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Barman et al. 2005:111 [ref. 41390], Barman & Mishra 2006:12 [ref. 41388], Fricke et al. 2009:30 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Yoshida et al. 2013:60 [ref. 34464], Motomura et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:103 [ref. 35805], Hata in Koeda & Ho 2019:431 [ref. 42208], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:343 [ref. 37272], Ray et al. 2020:1562 [ref. 37946] as naressi, Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:348 [ref. 39717], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:60 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to southeastern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

neglectus, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:112 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia; Singapore; Labuka, Batjan. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.5.2.34. Paralectotypes: ?RMNH 6975 (2). Lectotype selected by Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:64 [ref. 39123]. •Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:67 [ref. 39123]) Current status: Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: western coast of India to Melanesia and from Tonkin Bay to southern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

nossibe, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:83, Figs. 33-36 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Akademik Kurchatov Cruise 36, Nossi-Be Island, Madagascar. Holotype: ZMMU 24454. Paratypes: USNM 294610 (1), 294611 (1), ZMUC P.34942 (1). •Valid as Cypselurus nossibe Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022 -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:115 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus nossibe Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: from Kenya to Tanzania and from Madagascar to the Amirante Islands. Habitat: marine.

oligolepis, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:109 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] East Indian Archipelago: Singapore, Jakarta, Java, Boleling, Bali, Sumatra (Makassar), Sulawesi, Labuha, Batjan, Neira, Banda Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.5.2.31. Paralectotypes: (17) ?AMS I.57 (1), ?AMS I.58 (1), ?RMNH 12054 (8), SMNS 12817 [ex ZIH 305] (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:10 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:38 [ref. 29864] Lectotype selected by Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:18 [ref. 39123]. •Valid as Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:90 [ref. 22896], Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Carpenter et al. 1997:129 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:27 [ref. 26476], Parin 1999:2174 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Barman & Mishra 2006:13 [ref. 41388], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:38 [ref. 33932], Ali et al. 2018:315 [ref. 36183], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:22 [ref. 37020], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:343 [ref. 37272], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:349 [ref. 39717], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:16 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen) and Comoros east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Vietnam and southern China, south to northwestern Australia. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

olpar, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2019:59, Figs. 26F-G, 28, 29 [Zootaxa 4589 (no. 1); ref. 36674] Australia, 20°00'S, 117°04'E. Holotype: IORAS 03436 [ex FRSKU 113897]. Paratypes: AMS, IORAS, USNM. •Valid as Cypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus olpar Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Australian coast: from Dampier Archipelago to the tropic of Capricorn on the east coast. Habitat: marine.

opisthopus, Exocoetus Bleeker [P.] 1865:121 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 418] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1866.5.2.32. •Valid as Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Fricke et al. 2014:38 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36673], Jayakumar et al. 2019:700 [ref. 37111], Psomadakis et al. 2020:344 [ref. 37272], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:33 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India east to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

ordinarius, Cypselurus naresii Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2024:61, Figs. 18, 19, 21A, 22A-C, 23 [Zootaxa 5473 (no. 1); ref. 41246] R/V Vityaz cruise 36, Station 5342, eastern Indian Ocean, 9°20'S, 111°53'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24607. Paratypes: USNM 193294 (1), ZMUC P34924 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Indo-West Pacific: Coromandel coast of India, Sri Laka, east to Indonesia, New Guinea and Tonkin Bay, Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

persicus, Cypselurus oligolepis Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:29, Fig. 9 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Ras Tanura, West Pier, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, 25°21'N, 58°12'E. Holotype: USNM 147840. Paratype: MTUF P-20074 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

persimilis, Cypselurus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2024:72, Figs. 32-34 [Zootaxa 5473 (no. 1); ref. 41246] R/V Vityaz cruise 25, Station 126, Indian Ocean, 6°16'S, 153°44'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24610. Paratypes: IOM 04283 (1), NTM S.11316.002 (1), USNM 294609 (1). •Valid as Cypselurus persimilis Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024. Current status: Valid as Cypselurus persimilis Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Eastern Indo-West Pacific: western coast of India (Arabian Sea), east to Solomon Islands, north to Okinawa and south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

poecilopterus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:112, Pl. 561 [not 527] [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0835. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:184 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:12 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:333 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:15 [ref. 13251], Fricke 1999:121 [ref. 24106], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Allen 2000:85 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:556 [ref. 25086], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Shimizu 2001:23 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:556 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:221, 547 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:615 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Barman & Mishra 2006:14 [ref. 41388], Fricke et al. 2009:30 [ref. 30213], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:559 [ref. 31020], Motomura et al. 2010:82 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:370 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:61 [ref. 34464], Shakhovskoy 2018:56 [ref. 36429], Hata in Koeda & Ho 2019:432 [ref. 42208], Jayakumar et al. 2019:703 [ref. 37111], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:344 [ref. 37272], Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:383 [ref. 38589], Shakhovskoy & Collette 2022:349 [ref. 39717], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:5 and ?94 [ref. 39123]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll and Johnston Atoll, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to North-West Cape (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

praecox, Hirundichthys speculiger Whitley [G. P.] 1937:218 [Australian Zoologist v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 4690] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.4050. •Synonym of Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:334 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:730 [ref. 29073]). •Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

septentrionalis, Cypselurus naresii Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2024:64, Fig. 26 [Zootaxa 5473 (no. 1); ref. 41246] R/V Vityaz cruise 50, Station 6496, western Pacific, 29°51'N, 131°10'E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24608. Paratype: IOM 04251 (1). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Taiwan to Japan, East China Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

shcherbachevi, Cypselurus neglectus Shakhovskoy [I. B.] & Parin [N. V.] 2022:73, Figs. 29-32 [Zootaxa 5117 (no. 1); ref. 39123] Vityaz Cruise 33, Station 4927, 14°11'N, 82°53'E. Holotype: ZMMU 24453. Paratype: IOM 04036 (1), 04031 (1), USNM 198520 [ex 338945] (1). •Valid as Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865), but a valid subspecies as described. Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus neglectus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: from Cochin, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca to the Banda Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

simus, Exocoetus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:105 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0836. Type catalog: Bruun 1937:182-183 [ref. 12982], Collette et al. 1997:13 [ref. 22813]. •Valid as Cheilopogon simus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624]). •Valid as Cypselurus simus (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Parin 1996:302 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2175 [ref. 24786], Mundy 2005:287 [ref. 28379], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2010:560 [ref. 31020], Fourriére et al. 2016:456 [ref. 34668], Shakhovskoy 2018:57 [ref. 36429], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:9 [ref. 39123], Fricke et al. 2024:481 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus simus (Valenciennes 1847). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Central and eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Atoll, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Easter Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Possibly hybridized with C. callopterus. Habitat: marine.

socotranus, Exococtus Steindachner [F.] 1902:318 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 39 (no. 24) (art. 76); ref. 14894] Between Abdal Kuri and Socotra Island, Yemen. Holotype (unique): NMW 84634. Original description with misspelling as above, later changed to "Exocoetus socotranus n. sp. (?) an E. brachysoma Blkr.?" and described in detail in Steindachner 1903:155 [ref. 15046]. •Valid as Hirundichthys socotranus (Steindachner 1902) -- (Dor 1984:61 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:62 [ref. 35264] uncertain status). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889) -- (Shakhovskoy & Bogorodsky 2021:380 [ref. 38589]). •Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:70 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus naresii (Günther 1889). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra, southern Red Sea [this subspecies]. Habitat: marine.

spilurus, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:285 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 7 (no. 38) (art. 12); ref. 1966] No locality. Syntypes: BMNH 2012.11.8.1-2 (2). •Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:33 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus opisthopus (Bleeker 1865). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.

starksi, Cypselurus Abe [T.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1953:969, Pl. 192 (figs. 525-526) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 49; ref. 12631] Akamizu, Noboeka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 47821 (not seen in 1997). Paratypes: (25) CAS, ?. •Valid as Cypselurus starksi Abe 1953 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:40 [ref. 19756], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:80 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:559 [ref. 25086], Kim et al. 2001:107 [ref. 25722], Nakabo 2002:559 [ref. 26001], Sonoyama et al. 2020:40 [ref. 37637], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2022:11 [ref. 39123], Kai & Gosho 2025:35 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Valid as Cypselurus starksi Abe 1953. Exocoetidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam, China and Taiwan north to Korea and Japan. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

subpellucens, Exocaetus Richardson [J.] 1843:26 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science v. 12 (12th meeting [1842]); ref. 12502] Originally Exocaetus ? subpellucens. Apparently not available, no distinguishing features; from Tolaga Bay, New Zealand. A "bearded" post-larval form of some flying-fish -- (Whitley 1968:36 [ref. 22198]). Nomen Nudum. Exocoetidae.

vitropinna, Cypselurus Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1927:20, Figs. 10C, 11 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] West Indies of western Atlantic (no other data). Holotype: YPM 459. Paratypes: AMNH 27113 [ex BOC/YPM 167] (1); YPM 125 (3), 167 (5, now 4), 168 (eggs from 167). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:11 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2024:98 [ref. 41246]). Current status: Synonym of Cypselurus comatus (Mitchill 1815). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.